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Written Answers — Equal Opportunities Employment: Equal Opportunities Employment (26 Apr 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 72: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the provisions of employment law that discriminate against employees over 65 years of age; his plans to correct these anomalies; if primary or secondary legislation will be required for each of these anomalies to be corrected; his views on whether it is desirable to facilitate those who...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (26 Apr 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 208: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that persons accepting an affordable house from a local authority are obliged to take out cover under the local authority's mortgage protection scheme and therefore are not allowed the freedom to acquire such cover from their own insurance company which in some...

Commissions of Investigation: Motions (26 Apr 2007)

Seán Ryan: ...appropriate. It may be the norm in such circumstances that to date nobody has been prepared to accept responsibility, but that is unacceptable to the public. I compliment Professor Des O'Neill on his excellent report. Residents of St. Ita's Hospital were transferred from St. Ita's to Leas Cross and other nursing homes, notwithstanding the reports from me and other people regarding the...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (25 Apr 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 81: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his views on a national advertising campaign to promote greater awareness of social welfare entitlements, similar to the campaign being run by the Revenue Commissioner to promote greater awareness of tax allowances; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15206/07]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Ryan: ...47: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if he will publish the most recent six monthly Progress Report to the Cabinet sub-committee on social inclusion in regard to his Department's overall responsibility for co-ordinating the implementation of the National Drugs Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15010/07]

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 87: To ask the Taoiseach his views on whether the proposed transfer of staff from the Central Statistics Office in Swords, County Dublin to a city centre location is going against the principal of decentralisation; and if he will review the decision taken. [14737/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (24 Apr 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 1042: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the fact that tenants of local authority dwellings here who wish to purchase their houses by tenant purchase scheme are finding it prohibitive, in view of the fact that the local authorities under the scheme are taking into consideration the current valuation on the...

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (27 Mar 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 164: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources his views on introducing legislation to incorporate Regtel into ComReg in order to properly regulate the content, promotion and pricing information for all premium rate telecom services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11360/07]

Written Answers — Northern Ireland Issues: Northern Ireland Issues (21 Mar 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 128: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his Department's views on providing funding for the new PSNI training college in Cookstown, County Tyrone; if his attention has been drawn to the funding difficulties that are delaying the construction of the college; if the college could be used for developing links between policing organisations North and South; and if he will make a...

Written Answers — Ministerial Staff: Ministerial Staff (6 Mar 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 110: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the cost of travel and maintenance expenses incurred individually in respect of each person by name in the employment of his ministerial office, including that of Ministers of State attached to his Department as either personal assistant, political adviser, programme manager, and press communications adviser for the...

Written Answers — Equality Issues: Equality Issues (6 Mar 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 116: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if his attention has been drawn to the provisions of employment law that discriminate against employees over 65 years of age; his plans to correct these anomalies; if primary or secondary legislation would be required for each of these anomalies to be corrected; his views on whether it is desirable to facilitate persons...

Written Answers — Pension Provisions: Pension Provisions (1 Mar 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 111: To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an anomaly now exists with regards to the pensions of women civil servants who were obliged to retire from the service on marriage and who returned, having repaid their marriage gratuity with interest, to the service, post 1995 in view of the fact that civil servants are now obliged to pay full...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (21 Feb 2007)

Seán Ryan: ...for Transport if he has received proposals from the Taxi Commission in relation to the introduction of financial assistance to incentivise the provision of more wheelchair accessible taxis; his views on these proposals; when he will act upon them; and the amount of funding set aside in 2007 for the envisaged scheme. [6572/07]

Written Answers — Human Rights Issues: Human Rights Issues (8 Feb 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 86: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs his views on general comment no. 15 (2002) of the Economic and Social Council of the EU in relation to the right to water as a fundamental human right. [4317/07]

Written Answers — Personal Indebtedness: Personal Indebtedness (7 Feb 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 163: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the rapid increase in credit card debt in the past three years from €1.6 billion to €2.6 billion or by 56% even though the number of credit cards in circulation has only increased by 10%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3888/07]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Support Services: Defence Forces Support Services (1 Feb 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Defence if his attention has been drawn to the fact that former members of the Defence Forces are homeless or living in poor circumstances; if he will provide a support service to advise the hundreds of Defence Forces members who retire or resign each year of their entitlements and to assist them with reintegration into civilian life; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (31 Jan 2007)

Seán Ryan: Question 160: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the position regarding the decentralisation programme for his Department; the number of staff who have actually decentralised from a Dublin office to an office outside the greater Dublin area; the number of staff required to decentralise under his Departments plans; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2535/07]

Written Answers — Family Support Services: Family Support Services (14 Dec 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 34: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when he expects to complete his consideration of the proposed new package of reforms of State aid for lone parents; when he expects to bring forward specific proposals; if such proposals will be included in his budget package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43132/06]

Written Answers — Departmental Schemes: Departmental Schemes (14 Dec 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 27: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs his proposals for a review of the rent supplement scheme, particularly in view of criticism from the Comptroller and Auditor General of the cost of the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43131/06]

Written Answers — National Drugs Strategy: National Drugs Strategy (13 Dec 2006)

Seán Ryan: Question 59: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs his views on whether there should be a review of the capacity of senior civil servants to lead a cohesive drugs strategy; his further views on whether senior Gardaí and judges should be given specialised training and education in relation to the national drugs problem; and if he will make a statement on the matter....